MATHCOUNTS is a national math coaching and competition program for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students. The program is run by the MATHCOUNTS Foundation, state and local chapters of the NSPE, and many, many volunteers. Participation in the program is through your school. MATHCOUNTS provides an opportunity for students to have fun while exploring areas of math that they may not see in their normal class curriculum. It also gives students a chance to be recognized for their achievements on both team and individual bases. The program targets this age group in order to influence their thinking about math, and to encourage them to continue challenging themselves in the subject as they select high school courses. A link to the national MATHCOUNTS web site is below. MATHCOUNTS has two major programs: the Competition Program and the Club Program. In the Competition Program, schools receive math problems, activities, and a school competition package that they can use to prepare for regional (chapter) competitions in February. Winning teams and individuals at the regional competitions advance to compete in the state competition in March. The top 4 individuals and the coach of the winning team from the state competition receive an all-expense-paid trip to the National Competition in May where they represent Indiana and compete against students from across the country. Indiana has performed well at the national level, winning the team national championship in 1995 and 2015, and the individual national championship in 2008, 2012, and 2015. In the Club Program (free), schools are provided the structure, activities, and problems they can use to form a math club. Participating schools are eligible for prize drawings.
Indiana MATHCOUNTSProgram StatusMarch 10, 2024: All of the chapter competitions and the state competition have now been completed. Over 450 mathletes from 60 schools in Indiana participated. We hope everyone enjoyed the experience. We had 108 mathletes from 30 schools participate in the state competition at Rose Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute on March 9th. Here are the results: Teams Individuals: Alexander, Evan, Arjun, and Roland qualified to represent Indiana in the RTX National MATHCOUNTS Competition in May. Evan is unable to attend, however, so Sophia will be stepping in for him. Here are some photos from the state competition: Indiana National Qualifiers – Arjun Raman, Alexander Gao, Roland Li and Evan Ting with coach Trent Tormoehlen from Sycamore School The winning team from Sycamore School: Gavin Sigua, Shayen Maun,Evan Ting, and Justin Warren with coach Trent Tormoehlen Thanks again to all of our sponsors and partners listed below, and to our coordinators, coaches, volunteers, parents, and mathletes. We couldn’t do it without you! We hope to see you all in the fall.
You can find your coordinator’s e-mail address on the national MATHCOUNTS website here, filter the displayed list for Indiana (IN), and click on the appropriate chapter name. FOUNDING SPONSORS National Society of Professional Engineers NATIONAL SPONSORSRTX LOCAL PARTNERSPurdue University (West Lafayette and Fort Wayne Campuses) LOCAL SPONSORSKoch Foundation For more information, visit the MATHCOUNTS website. |